Medication CalculationExam, IV
dosage calculation Exam, Dosage
Calculation Exam 1, ATI Desired
Over Have: Medication
Administration, HESI Dosage
Calculations Practice Exam, HESI
Dosage Calculations Quiz, Med
Surg 1 - HESI practice...With
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Calculate in mcg/kg/min the amount contained in 1 ml for a 75 kg pt.
Dopamine 400 mg in 250 ml - ANSWER-0.35 mcg/kg/min
Calculate in mcg/kg/min the amount contained in 1 ml for a 85 kg pt.
Dopamine 400 mg in 250 ml - ANSWER-0.31 mcg/kg/min
Calculate in mcg/kg/min the amount contained in 1 ml for a 75 kg pt.
Dobutamine 250 mg in 125 ml - ANSWER-0.44 mcg/kg/min
Calculate in mcg/kg/min the amount contained in 1 ml for a 85 kg pt.
Dobutamine 250 mg in 125 ml - ANSWER-0.39 mcg/kg/min
Calculate in mcg/kg/min the amount contained in 1 ml for a 85 kg pt.
Nitroprusside 100 mg in 250 ml - ANSWER-0.078 mcg/kg/min
Calculate in mcg/kg/min the amount contained in 1 ml for a 75 kg pt.
Nitroprusside 100 mg in 250 ml - ANSWER-0.08 mcg/kg/min
1% solution - ANSWER-10 mg /ml
0.25 % solution - ANSWER-2.5 mg ?ml
The order is for 200 mg. The label reads 250mg /5ml. You would give ____ml(s). -
ANSWER-4ml
,The order is for 60 ml. You would give ____tablespoon(s). - ANSWER-4 TB
The order is for 60mg. The label reads 60 mg/2 ml. You would give ___ml. - ANSWER-
2ml
The order is for 1000 ml. of I.V. solution to be infused at 125 ml/hr. You would infuse
the solution for ___hours. - ANSWER-8hr
The order is for 6000 ml of IV solution to run over a 24 hour period. The drop factor of
the I.V tubing is 10 gtts/ml. You would infuse _____gtts/min. - ANSWER-42gtt/min
Your patient weighs 75 kg and you are ordered to infuse 250 mg dobutamine in 500 ml
NS at 10 mcg/kg/min. How many MILLIGRAMS of dobutamine will infuse per hour? -
ANSWER-45mg/hr
The order is 500 mg of Rocephin to be taken by a 15.4 lb infant every 8 hours. The
medication label shows that 75-150 mg/kg per day is the appropriate dosage range.
How
much will the patient receive per day? Is this within the normal range? - ANSWER-
minimum = 525mg
maximum = 1050mg
The doctor prescribed 500 x3= 1500mg per day; this is not within the safe range
The order is Solumedrol 3mg/kg for a child weighing 20kg. Solumedrol is available as
125 mg / 2 ml. How many ml must the nurse administer? - ANSWER-0.96ml
The order : KayCiel 30 mEq PO Bid pc.
Available: Kay Ciel 45 mEq/15 ml.
How many ml of KayCiel should you administer? - ANSWER-10ml
The order is for 25 mg. The label reads 75mg/ml. How many ml(s) would you give? -
ANSWER-0.33ml
The order is for 1.5 g The label reads 1 tablet equals 3 g. How many tablet (s) would
you give? - ANSWER-0.5 tablet
The order is for 400mcg of thyroxin. The label reads 0.2 mg tablets.
How many tablets would you give? - ANSWER-2 tablets
The order is Penicillin G 1.2 million units IM daily.
Available: Penicillin G 9 million units/1 ml.
How many ml will you give? - ANSWER-0.13ml
Convert 75 lbs into kg. - ANSWER-34.1 kg
,A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6 hours. The drug comes in 250
mg capsules. What would the nurse administer? - ANSWER-2 tabs
A nurse is to administer 150 mg of a drug intramuscularly. The label on the multidose
vials reads 100 mg/mL. How much would the nurse give? - ANSWER-1.5 mL
A nurse is to administer 30 mg of furosemide (Lasix) to a client with congestive heart
failure (CHF). The vial contains 40 mg/mL. Which is the correct dose to administer? -
ANSWER-0.75 mL
The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has been prescribed 600 mg
of an oral liquid medication. The mother shows the nurse the label of the medication,
which reads: 250 mg/mL. The nurse would instruct the mother to give how many
milliliters? - ANSWER-2.4 mL
A child is to receive 500 mg of an antibiotic suspension. The label on the bottle reads
250 mg/5 mL. The nurse should administer how much of the suspension in one dose? -
ANSWER-10 mL
A health care provider orders 250 mg of an antibiotic suspension. The label on the
suspension reads "500 mg/5 mL." How much would the nurse administer? - ANSWER-
2.5 mL
The client is to be given ascorbic acid 1 g daily by mouth. The medication comes in a
container labeled, "Ascorbic Acid 250 mg tablets." How much will the nurse give? -
ANSWER-4 tabs
The PCP orders amoxicillin 250 mg by mouth two times a day. The drug label reads
"Amoxicillin 125 mg/5 ml." How much will the nurse administer? - ANSWER-10 mL
A nurse is to administer 175 mg of a medication intramuscularly. The label on the
multidose vial states that the concentration is 100 mg/mL. What volume of the drug
should the nurse administer? - ANSWER-1.7 mL
The nurse is preparing to administer 80 mg of Solu-medrol intravenously (IV) to a client
with pneumonia. The vial states that it has 120 mg per 2 mL. The nurse would correctly
draw up which amount? - ANSWER-1.3 mL
The health care provider prescribes ascorbic acid 0.5 g daily. The drug label reads
ascorbic acid 250 mg. The nurse would administer how many tablets? - ANSWER-2
tabs
A client is being treated for congestive heart failure (CHF) and is to receive 0.5
milligrams of digoxin, which is available in 250-microgram tablets. The nurse would
correctly administer how many tablets? - ANSWER-2 tabs
, The nurse is to administer 25 mg of meperidine (Demerol). The vial states that it
contains meperidine 50mg/1 mL. How much medication should the nurse draw up for
the ordered dosage? - ANSWER-0.5 mL
A nurse needs to convert 3 fluid ounces to the metric system equivalent. The nurse
performs the calculation to find which result? - ANSWER-90 mL
A client has been prescribed a one-time dose of 4 mg morphine IV. The medication is
available in ampules of 10 mg/mL. What volume of morphine should the nurse draw up?
- ANSWER-0.4 mL
A physical orders 75 mcg of a drug IM daily. The drug is available in a vial labeled 0.5
mg in 5 mL. How many mL with the patient receive? - ANSWER-0.75 mL
The patient is to receive 750 mg of a drug PO daily. The drug bottle is labeled 0.5 g in 5
mL. How many Tbs will the patient receive? - ANSWER-0.5 Tbs
The order is for 1 g of a medication PO BID. The pharmacy sends the medication
labeled 200 mg in 5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? - ANSWER-25 mL
The physician orders to administer Prednisolone oral solution 0.03 g daily. The label
reads Predisolone 15 mg per 5 mL. How many tsp will the patient receive? - ANSWER-
2 tsp
The physician orders granisetron 450 mcg IV 30 minutes prior to chemotherapy. The
label reads 0.1 mg per mL. How many mL will the nurse administer to the patient? -
ANSWER-4.5 mL
1700 - ANSWER-a nurse is preparing to administer codeine 30 mg PO every 4 hr PRN
for pain. The client last received the medication at 1 p.m. Th earliest the nurse should
administer the next dose is which of the following times?
10 - ANSWER-a nurse is preparing to administer cephradine (Anspor) 500 mg PO every
6 hr. Available is cephradine suspension 250 mg/ 5ml. How many ml should the nurse
administer per dose?
0630 - ANSWER-a nurse is preparing to administer regular insulin (Humulin R) 15 units
and isophane insulin ( Humulin N) 40 units subcutaneous at 6:30 a.m. Which of the
following is the appropriate time for the nurse to administer the medication?
6.3 - ANSWER-a nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 6.25 ml.
Rounding this amont to the tenth, the nurse should administer how many ml?
2000 - ANSWER-a nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water 2 l to infuse
over 6 hr. The nurse should administer how many ml? (round to nearest whole number)
dosage calculation Exam, Dosage
Calculation Exam 1, ATI Desired
Over Have: Medication
Administration, HESI Dosage
Calculations Practice Exam, HESI
Dosage Calculations Quiz, Med
Surg 1 - HESI practice...With
Answers!!
Calculate in mcg/kg/min the amount contained in 1 ml for a 75 kg pt.
Dopamine 400 mg in 250 ml - ANSWER-0.35 mcg/kg/min
Calculate in mcg/kg/min the amount contained in 1 ml for a 85 kg pt.
Dopamine 400 mg in 250 ml - ANSWER-0.31 mcg/kg/min
Calculate in mcg/kg/min the amount contained in 1 ml for a 75 kg pt.
Dobutamine 250 mg in 125 ml - ANSWER-0.44 mcg/kg/min
Calculate in mcg/kg/min the amount contained in 1 ml for a 85 kg pt.
Dobutamine 250 mg in 125 ml - ANSWER-0.39 mcg/kg/min
Calculate in mcg/kg/min the amount contained in 1 ml for a 85 kg pt.
Nitroprusside 100 mg in 250 ml - ANSWER-0.078 mcg/kg/min
Calculate in mcg/kg/min the amount contained in 1 ml for a 75 kg pt.
Nitroprusside 100 mg in 250 ml - ANSWER-0.08 mcg/kg/min
1% solution - ANSWER-10 mg /ml
0.25 % solution - ANSWER-2.5 mg ?ml
The order is for 200 mg. The label reads 250mg /5ml. You would give ____ml(s). -
ANSWER-4ml
,The order is for 60 ml. You would give ____tablespoon(s). - ANSWER-4 TB
The order is for 60mg. The label reads 60 mg/2 ml. You would give ___ml. - ANSWER-
2ml
The order is for 1000 ml. of I.V. solution to be infused at 125 ml/hr. You would infuse
the solution for ___hours. - ANSWER-8hr
The order is for 6000 ml of IV solution to run over a 24 hour period. The drop factor of
the I.V tubing is 10 gtts/ml. You would infuse _____gtts/min. - ANSWER-42gtt/min
Your patient weighs 75 kg and you are ordered to infuse 250 mg dobutamine in 500 ml
NS at 10 mcg/kg/min. How many MILLIGRAMS of dobutamine will infuse per hour? -
ANSWER-45mg/hr
The order is 500 mg of Rocephin to be taken by a 15.4 lb infant every 8 hours. The
medication label shows that 75-150 mg/kg per day is the appropriate dosage range.
How
much will the patient receive per day? Is this within the normal range? - ANSWER-
minimum = 525mg
maximum = 1050mg
The doctor prescribed 500 x3= 1500mg per day; this is not within the safe range
The order is Solumedrol 3mg/kg for a child weighing 20kg. Solumedrol is available as
125 mg / 2 ml. How many ml must the nurse administer? - ANSWER-0.96ml
The order : KayCiel 30 mEq PO Bid pc.
Available: Kay Ciel 45 mEq/15 ml.
How many ml of KayCiel should you administer? - ANSWER-10ml
The order is for 25 mg. The label reads 75mg/ml. How many ml(s) would you give? -
ANSWER-0.33ml
The order is for 1.5 g The label reads 1 tablet equals 3 g. How many tablet (s) would
you give? - ANSWER-0.5 tablet
The order is for 400mcg of thyroxin. The label reads 0.2 mg tablets.
How many tablets would you give? - ANSWER-2 tablets
The order is Penicillin G 1.2 million units IM daily.
Available: Penicillin G 9 million units/1 ml.
How many ml will you give? - ANSWER-0.13ml
Convert 75 lbs into kg. - ANSWER-34.1 kg
,A patient has an order for Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6 hours. The drug comes in 250
mg capsules. What would the nurse administer? - ANSWER-2 tabs
A nurse is to administer 150 mg of a drug intramuscularly. The label on the multidose
vials reads 100 mg/mL. How much would the nurse give? - ANSWER-1.5 mL
A nurse is to administer 30 mg of furosemide (Lasix) to a client with congestive heart
failure (CHF). The vial contains 40 mg/mL. Which is the correct dose to administer? -
ANSWER-0.75 mL
The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has been prescribed 600 mg
of an oral liquid medication. The mother shows the nurse the label of the medication,
which reads: 250 mg/mL. The nurse would instruct the mother to give how many
milliliters? - ANSWER-2.4 mL
A child is to receive 500 mg of an antibiotic suspension. The label on the bottle reads
250 mg/5 mL. The nurse should administer how much of the suspension in one dose? -
ANSWER-10 mL
A health care provider orders 250 mg of an antibiotic suspension. The label on the
suspension reads "500 mg/5 mL." How much would the nurse administer? - ANSWER-
2.5 mL
The client is to be given ascorbic acid 1 g daily by mouth. The medication comes in a
container labeled, "Ascorbic Acid 250 mg tablets." How much will the nurse give? -
ANSWER-4 tabs
The PCP orders amoxicillin 250 mg by mouth two times a day. The drug label reads
"Amoxicillin 125 mg/5 ml." How much will the nurse administer? - ANSWER-10 mL
A nurse is to administer 175 mg of a medication intramuscularly. The label on the
multidose vial states that the concentration is 100 mg/mL. What volume of the drug
should the nurse administer? - ANSWER-1.7 mL
The nurse is preparing to administer 80 mg of Solu-medrol intravenously (IV) to a client
with pneumonia. The vial states that it has 120 mg per 2 mL. The nurse would correctly
draw up which amount? - ANSWER-1.3 mL
The health care provider prescribes ascorbic acid 0.5 g daily. The drug label reads
ascorbic acid 250 mg. The nurse would administer how many tablets? - ANSWER-2
tabs
A client is being treated for congestive heart failure (CHF) and is to receive 0.5
milligrams of digoxin, which is available in 250-microgram tablets. The nurse would
correctly administer how many tablets? - ANSWER-2 tabs
, The nurse is to administer 25 mg of meperidine (Demerol). The vial states that it
contains meperidine 50mg/1 mL. How much medication should the nurse draw up for
the ordered dosage? - ANSWER-0.5 mL
A nurse needs to convert 3 fluid ounces to the metric system equivalent. The nurse
performs the calculation to find which result? - ANSWER-90 mL
A client has been prescribed a one-time dose of 4 mg morphine IV. The medication is
available in ampules of 10 mg/mL. What volume of morphine should the nurse draw up?
- ANSWER-0.4 mL
A physical orders 75 mcg of a drug IM daily. The drug is available in a vial labeled 0.5
mg in 5 mL. How many mL with the patient receive? - ANSWER-0.75 mL
The patient is to receive 750 mg of a drug PO daily. The drug bottle is labeled 0.5 g in 5
mL. How many Tbs will the patient receive? - ANSWER-0.5 Tbs
The order is for 1 g of a medication PO BID. The pharmacy sends the medication
labeled 200 mg in 5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? - ANSWER-25 mL
The physician orders to administer Prednisolone oral solution 0.03 g daily. The label
reads Predisolone 15 mg per 5 mL. How many tsp will the patient receive? - ANSWER-
2 tsp
The physician orders granisetron 450 mcg IV 30 minutes prior to chemotherapy. The
label reads 0.1 mg per mL. How many mL will the nurse administer to the patient? -
ANSWER-4.5 mL
1700 - ANSWER-a nurse is preparing to administer codeine 30 mg PO every 4 hr PRN
for pain. The client last received the medication at 1 p.m. Th earliest the nurse should
administer the next dose is which of the following times?
10 - ANSWER-a nurse is preparing to administer cephradine (Anspor) 500 mg PO every
6 hr. Available is cephradine suspension 250 mg/ 5ml. How many ml should the nurse
administer per dose?
0630 - ANSWER-a nurse is preparing to administer regular insulin (Humulin R) 15 units
and isophane insulin ( Humulin N) 40 units subcutaneous at 6:30 a.m. Which of the
following is the appropriate time for the nurse to administer the medication?
6.3 - ANSWER-a nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 6.25 ml.
Rounding this amont to the tenth, the nurse should administer how many ml?
2000 - ANSWER-a nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water 2 l to infuse
over 6 hr. The nurse should administer how many ml? (round to nearest whole number)
